Volunteers

ARTS QUEST, Bethlehem, seekssummer volunteers for events including Musikfest, the Levitt Pavilion Summer Movie series, the Farmer's Market and opportunities at the cinema and retail shop. For more information and to register to volunteer, visit http://www.artsquest.org/volunteer. Contact: Hillary Harper, 610-332-1370, hharper@artsquest.org . BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BETHLEHEM SOUTHSIDE needs volunteers to help run programs for children ages 6-18. Programs include Power Hour, Healthy Habits, Smart Moves, Triple Play Daily Challenges.

A Summit Hill summer home at the bottom of Bugsy's Mountain was destroyed Friday afternoon by a blaze that drew firefighters from Carbon and Schuylkill counties. The fire was reported about 12:10 p.m. at a vacant house on the northern base of Bugsy's Mountain, which is crossed by Route 902, Laurel Drive. When fire crews arrived, they found the house in flames. Volunteer fire companies from Carbon and Schuylkill counties worked together to set up a water tanker brigade between nearby Mauch Chunk Lake and the fire scene.

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, Easton needs volunteers to serve on the Gala, Night at the Races, Walk, and Talent Show committees to secure sponsorships and auction items, sell tickets and form walk teams. Meetings are held on a monthly. Contact: Diane Leuthardt, 610-253-5060, dleuthardt@lunginfo.org . COMMUNITY BIKE WORKS, Allentown needs a volunteer mentor for its "Earn a Bike" Program to assist children, ages 9 to 17, in repairing bicycles. Mechanical experience in repairing bicycles is helpful, but not required as training will be provided.

Volunteers for the "You are Not Alone" ministry are sought to help couples dealing with a pregnancy after a poor prenatal diagnosis has been made, according to the Church of St. Ann website. The ministry seeks volunteer couples who have themselves carried a pregnancy through full term and delivery after receiving a poor outcome diagnosis, the website said. Volunteers willing to support other couples in the midst of a similar journey, should contact Sister Janice Marie Johnson at 610-289-8900, extension 245, or via email at jjohnson@allentowndiocese.org , or visit the Church of St. Ann website .

Lower Macungie Township is seeking two volunteer positions to fill available spots on the Park and Recreation Committee Board, according to township's website. Applications for these positions will be accepted until Sept. 1, the website said. Residents interested in applying should complete a statement of interest form found as a link on the township's website. Completed forms should be mailed, faxed or dropped off at the Lower Macungie Township Building located at 3400 Brookside Road, Macungie, PA 18062.

Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department is holding a Meat Pie Sale. Pies are homemade by Zook's Homemade Chicken Pies of Ronks, PA. Nine-inch pies are $12 and six-inch pies are $7, according to the department's website. Pies are available with chicken, sausage or beef. The order deadline is Monday, Aug. 25, the website said. Orders will be available for pickup from 4:30-6 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the volunteer fire company at 2500 Golden Key Road, Kutztown. For more information or to place an order, call Pat Hoffman at 610-285-2488.

DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR, Easton, seeks field-trip docents for fourth-grade field trips focusing on 19th century canal life in Freemansburg, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 29 through Oct. 17. Docents will be responsible for providing lessons based on the life of a locktender's family. Students are from Bethlehem schools. Costumes provided. Training dates: 7-8 p.m. Aug. 27, and 6-7 p.m. Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24, Dress rehearsal: 9-11 a.m. Sept. 26. Call Dennis Scholl, 610-923-3548, ext. 225, dennis@delawareandlehigh.org . LEHIGH COUNTY CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES, Allentown, needs volunteers to spend time with people who are living with mental health issues and assist LCCC staff teach them skills for living independently.

Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a car wash fundraising event on Saturday, Aug. 16. Proceeds will benefit the fire department, according to the department's website. The event takes place at Station 51, located at 2500 Golden Key Road, Kutztown. For more information, call 484-504-5100.

Students looking for volunteer hours may help at the Lower Macungie Community Center Community Craft Fair in November. Events require set up and clean up. Students looking to serve the community, and gain required hours for clubs, volunteer groups, scouts or to meet school service requirements, should contact Lower Macungie Township office at 610-966-6924, during business hours, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or via email at dfoulke@lowermac.com ...

A Lehigh County Court program that pairs community members with abused and neglected children is seeking volunteers. Court Appointed Special Advocates gather information for county judges hearing dependency cases and attend court hearings. They spend time with children who have been removed from their homes due to suspected child abuse, and write reports to help court officials make decisions. Volunteers must be at least 21 and receive 40 to 45 hours of training. The program, based at the county courthouse in Allentown, is hosting four one-hour information sessions in the coming weeks.

Lehigh Gap Nature Center is in need of volunteers for the Summer Cleanup, which will start at 9 a.m. Aug. 9. Volunteers will meet at Osprey House near Slatington and work throughout the center on clean-up projects, according to the center's website. The center, which is at 8844 Paint Mill Road, Slatington, is home to an education center, acreage along the Blue Mountain and hiking trails. For more information or to get involved, call the center at 610-760-8889.

South Whitehall volunteer firefighters will soon be better prepared to respond to emergencies following action by the township's Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, and may soon have extra motivation to serve. Commissioners directed Neffs National Bank to release $479,521 in loan proceeds from the sale of a general obligation note so the township can purchase a new pumper firetruck for the Greenawalds Volunteer Fire Company, one of four that serves South Whitehall. KME Fire Apparatus, Nesquehoning, will provide the new pumper.